Today, we are proud to partner with the Aspen Institute for the fourth straight year to present the Aspen Institute Symposium on The State of Race In America. The conference will explore new attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for and about race in 21st century America.  An exciting array of panelists and moderators, including Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, author Tanner Colby, and MSNBC’s Richard Lui will lead discussions on a wide range of issues related to race in America today. You can watch the conference here. 

Over the past four years, the Symposium on The State of Race in America has provided a critical opportunity to examine the issue of race in America. This year is particularly special as we also commemorate an impressive series of anniversaries in civil rights history, including last August’s 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the 50th Anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and LBJ’s declaration of the War on Poverty, and finally the 60th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education. 

Historic milestones such as these remind us to think about how far we’ve come as a country, where we still need to go, and how we’re going to get there. We think that one of the critical civil rights issues of the 21st century is closing the digital divide. As Congressman and Civil Rights Leader, John Lewis, said, "education and the use of broadband to end the digital divide is a must. It’s a great equalizer. To continue education, it is a must." 

Here at Comcast, addressing the digital divide head-on has long been a priority for our company. About 30 percent of Americans, many of whom are living below the poverty line, remain on the wrong side of the digital divide. And while digital access and digital literacy aren’t strictly issues of race, they disproportionately affect people of color.  According to data from the Pew Research Center, while 74 percent of white Americans have a home broadband connection, only 62 percent of African Americans and 56 percent of Hispanic Americans have adopted broadband at home.  

Without access to broadband at home, full participation in nearly every aspect of American society–from economic success, educational achievement and health care benefits, to access to government services and social networks – is compromised. The resulting achievement gap in schools, at work, and in life, is an issue of fundamental fairness and equal opportunity.  

To address the growing broadband adoption gap, Comcast launched Internet Essentials in 2011. Internet Essentials is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families. Internet Essentials provides eligible low-income families with low-cost Internet broadband service for $9.95 a month; the option to purchase a full-service, Internet ready computer for less than $150; and a suite of free digital literacy training. We are proud to report that Internet Essentials has now reached more than 1.2 million Americans, or more than 300,000 families—more than half of whom are Hispanic, and nearly 80 percent of whom are people of color. Through the Time Warner Cable transaction, Comcast will bring the transformative power of the Internet at home to millions of families from New York to Los Angeles. Our progress is encouraging, but our work is far from finished, and we are proud to have announced the enhancement and indefinite extension of Internet Essentials as part of our commitment to close the digital divide. 

 

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